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Most refugee rapes in 2025 were in Nakivale settlement

Isingiro, Uganda | URN | Nakivale refugee settlement center in Isingiro district registered the highest settlement Gender Based Violence incidents in the second quarter in 2025. According to the United Nations High Commission for Refugees Gender Violence Dashboard, the incidents were captured on the Gender Based Violence Information Management System …

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Abim farmers embrace coffee growing to boost household incomes

Abim, Uganda | URN | Farmers in Abim District are embracing coffee growing as a new pathway to boost household incomes, following the distribution of 150,000 Robusta clonal seedlings across all sub-counties. The initiative, spearheaded by the Ministry of Agriculture, Animal Industry and Fisheries, aims to tackle poverty by promoting …

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To control fuel prices or not; Which way Uganda?

Kampala, Uganda | URN | Recently, there have been increasing calls on the government of Uganda to intervene directly into the petroleum market including by way of setting caps to control prices products. This comes as fuel prices continue skyrocketing over the last two months in response response global supply …

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Parliament approves Shs1.1 trillion supplementary budget for FY 2025/26

Kampala, Uganda | URN | Parliament has approved over 1.1 trillion Shillings under Supplementary Expenditure for the Financial Year 2025/2026. The supplementary request was presented by the Minister of State for Finance (General Duties), Henry Musasizi, and includes a mix of budget reallocations, additional revenues, and external financing. Of the total amount, 40.21 …

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Uganda Airlines’ Airbus returns to London after repairs

‎Kampala, Uganda | URN | Uganda Airlines’ Airbus A330-800neo is returning to the skies after almost three months of maintenance-related grounding. ‎‎ Airbus A330-800neo resumed its flights to London Gatwick on Monday, 4th May 2026. It has already been flown on the Dubai and Mumbai routes starting from 17th April. ‎The …

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The soft-power business model behind Ssentongo Yassin Segawa’s rise

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | In Uganda’s corporate culture, influence has traditionally been measured through visible wealth: commercial buildings, luxury vehicles, land acquisitions, and political proximity. But a new generation of business figures is increasingly building relevance differently through digital visibility, cultural influence, and emotional connection with audiences. Ssentongo …

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Johnnie Walker and the business of women’s networks

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Corporate networking events are increasingly becoming more than social gatherings. For multinational brands operating in Africa’s premium consumer market, they are now strategic platforms for influence-building, identity positioning, and long-term customer alignment. That reality was visible at the Kampala Serena Hotel on May 1, …

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